Week 3 how uncivilized - Kathryn Gunning Rec Thursday...

Kathryn Gunning Rec. Thursday 8am—117 Week three: How Uncivilized Today everyone is so reliant on technology, I think this is because we are so worried about being out of contact with the world around us, also, technology has become the norm as the gate way to the world, we don’t realize that we are missing the world that is right here. “Culture is the way of life shared by a group of people” (Ballantine and Roberts 2007:60). Our culture is so dependent on cell phones and other technology; I found it really difficult to go without them for three days. I told many people I would not be using all the electronic devices I rely on they looked like I was attempting an impossible feat. While not impossible I had to change my lifestyle; not being able to have any contact other than physically talking to someone I felt cut off from family and friends. I have the habit of playing with my cell phone or iPod when I’m bored so it looks like I have something to do. Instead of looking down at my cell

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